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THREE HOTEL BARGAINS IN NICE
For a budget trip to the French Riviera

The French Riviera is known as the playground of the rich and famous, but not everyone who visits can afford the 5-Star luxury treatment. Going to the Cannes Film Festival but don’t plan to pack a tux? Want to go topless on the beaches of the French Riviera, or just ogle while your new bride shops the Avenue Jean Medicin or the Nice branch of Galleries Lafayette. Taking the kids and looking for a clean and pleasant hotel to fit your budget travel plan in Nice? The Choice Hotel group has properties all across Europe with excellent locations at very reasonable prices. Choice Hotel properties can vary somewhat in style and presentation, but the brand assures a certain level of service and amenities and usually have bi-lingual staff and 24 hour front desk.

Here are three Choice® hotel properties in Nice, the capital of the Cote d’Azur for the budget minded visitor to the sunny south coast of France.

The Choice Hotels® International Hotel Roosevelt is closest to the beach, about three blocks from the Promenade des Anglais, the main boulevard fronting the blue Mediterranian. Located on the Boulevard Victor Hugo. The Hotel Roosevelt is two streets from the promenade section where traffic is blocked for pedestrians to dine and drink at the sidewalk cafes, where street performers entertain. A short taxi ride gets you to Cote d'Azur Airport and it’s about 8 blocks from the train station. This comfortable Comfort Hotel has many rooms with balconies and is very popular for its location and price. Sometimes reservations here can sell out before others in a similar price range.

The Comfort Hotel Boreal is in an almost ideal location for the tourist traveling by rail. The Nice Gare is 5 minutes walk, the beach 10 minutes, and the hotel is on a quiet street just steps from the main Avenue Jean Medicine where the Nice branch of the famous French department store Galleries Lafeyette is just around the corner. The Hotel Boreal has its own sidewalk bar/restaurant with outdood tables for street watching and is surrounded by many others nearby in this central neighborhood. 66 rooms with wireless internet. The only knock is the room décor is a little plain and the foam mattresses a little on the firm side for my tastes, but the rooms are very clean and the service most pleasant.

A slightly higher price is the Quality® Hotel de Madrid on the Rue du Belgique. Closest to the Nice Gare main train station, only a block away, this hotel has been recently restored in a colonial style. On a corner with street views. 44 sound-proofed rooms, air conditioned with bath or shower choice. The rooms are a little larger and the hotel has a very warm feel. Wired for computers and common rooms for meetings. Excellent for the business traveler.

Travel from Nice to Cannes or to Monaco on the SNCF, France’s national railway. From the Nice Gare main rail station, the line through Nice runs along the Cote d’Azure from Genoa, Italy to Marseilles. Cannes is about 30 minutes to the west of Nice and Monaco 15 minutes the other way, with stops from Menton to Antibes. Multiple day travel passes can be bought at kiosk machines in the Gare for travels back and forth. And the TGV high speed train to Paris or Lyon is scheduled twice a day. Europcar and Avis Rentals can be pick-up at the rail station. Hertz and another Europcar are near the Promenade des Anglais. © Bargain Travel Europe

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See Also:

JUAN-LES-PINS – ANTIBES
Calm Glamour Cove of the French Riviera

FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT ON THE COTE d'AZURE
Kids on the Riveria - Dolphins and Dauphins

ROUTE NAPOLEON
Scenic Drive Mediterranian to Alps

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